A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice upon Khondker Ibrahim Khaled, asking him to resign from the office of chairman of Bangladesh Krishi Bank within 10 days for disclosing the contents of stock market scam probe report to the media.
Khondker Ibrahim Khaled, head of the four-member probe committee, submitted the probe report to the finance minister on April 7. ATN Bangla, a private TV channel, aired his interview on this issue on April 7 and 8.
Advocate Md Abul Hashem in the notice said Khondker Ibrahim Khaled has made some objectionable comments regarding certain companies and individuals at different times in different electronic media.
"You (Ibrahim Khaled) deliberately and consciously got involved with character assassination of people and business organisations quoting from your so-called report and your such undesirable comments were not made in good faith and your terms of reference," the notice said.
It said that Ibrahim Khaled has intentionally disclosed the contents of the probe report, which is an absolute property of the government of republic, which is a violation of relevant laws.
Abul Hashem told The Daily Star that Ibrahim Khaled's earlier commented that steps should be taken against the people named in the probe report under the martial law. This is amount to inviting martial law in the country, Abul added.
He also said that he served the notice for the interest of people, and he will file a writ petition with the HC, seeking its direction on Ibrahim Khaled to resign from the post of chairman of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, if he does not do it within 10 days.
Advocate Syeda Afsar Jahan issued the notice on behalf of Abul Hashem.
Source: The Daily Star (28-04-11)
